FEEDBACK: Sat 22 June Muizenberg up Farmer Peck's Valley

"The Hole-in-the-Wall"

Richard and Dawn Rossiter this week's run managers/leaders, ran their planned route last Monday to ensure it would provide a suitable physical challenge, technical excitement and all the good things trail running has to offer.     It lived up to expectations for the 21 runners and Fay's walking group.

Lorraine  who who found time to take the photos had this to say:  "
I have to say, that was one of the hardest runs I've ever done with TMT. It was not only up, up, up at the beginning (it always is!) but it was fast, as the pace seemed to be set by the guys from Tim's group that were up front. I'm sure they felt it was slow, and I suppose it can't have been that fast, as we were caught by the recovery group at our first photo stop. We made a narrow escape - literally and figuratively.

By the time we reached the Silvermine SANParks sign, it was dawning on us that we had only done half the course, and that meant... yes, we had to go back up that mountain we'd just come down.

There was a minor detour by the back few of the group as Ralph Solomons lead us astray, but we reached a beacon that the rest of the group missed out on and used the opportunity for a lovely photo! (When in doubt, smile and take a photo.) We also discovered that our cheap whistles were completely useless: we blew and blew and blew to no avail. No-one heard us! Fortunately, someone up front realised they'd lost us and they waited while Gae galiantly led us back to the correct track.

The second half of the run was punctuated by complaints of sore butts, sore soles, sore ankles, sore quads, sore knees, in fact sore everything! Some of us felt our legs shaking as we contemplated the last few metres along the contour path towards Boyes Drive. More comments such as, "When you hear contour path, you don't think 'up'," and "It's Richard. Richard likes 'up'", so on. Personally, I think Richard is part dassie.

Richard "Dassie" Rossiter the run leader

The weather was perfect though and the company fabulous, as always. Thanks, TMT, for yet another fantastic Saturday morning. Three hours! Phew!

Group photo on top Steenberg Peak

More uphill

Raymond and Ralph

Lorranie at the top

"Cant be right as its downhill!"

Just on 13kms taking 3hrs 15 mins on average.

Thanks to Richard for leading the main group around a new and stimulating route, Dawn for navigating the recovery group over new ground and Lorranine for finding the time to take the photos.

This is what you deserve at the end of the trail!